Local student goes from Gosnells to the Superbowl

Lumen Christi College former student and San Francisco 49ers pointer Mitch Wishnowsky's old school photo.

By now any National Football League (NFL) fan will know Perth-born and former Gosnells football player Mitch Wishnowsky as he took on the big leagues for the San Fransisco 49ers.

Mr Wishnowsky is also a former Lumen Christi College student from 2005 to 2009.

He kicked off the 54th edition of the Superbowl this week.

Mr Wishnowsky ended up dropping out of high school to fulfil his dream and it was only until he met with Prokick Australia that he received a scholarship to play college football at the University of Utah.

A few years later the San Francisco 49ers made him one of their own.

The former Gosnells athlete is still remembered at his school and his former sport’s teacher Adam Maxwell has a pretty good memory of Mr Wishnowsky as a student and his sporting talent, even at that age.